What Are You Going To Do?
“This year at St. Mary's the Primary 6 pupils have been busy organising an afternoon of celebrating unique Scottish talent. The children have identified performances that range from traditional Scottish Highland dancing, reciting of Scottish poems to the playing of the chanter etc. The Primary 6 pupils have not only organised the event but will also act as hosts.”
“We will be holding multicultural dress week leading up to a St. Andrew's Day tartan day on the 30 November. Children and families will be invited to bring in traditional foods from their homeland and to help us celebrate with short bread, Irn-Bru, porridge, haggis, neeps and tatties.”
“The children in the Primary 6/7 Gaelic unit are holding a St Andrew’s Day assembly where they will perform and dance. This is an enterprise project and will be organised by the children themselves.”
“We are celebrating St. Andrew’s Day with a fundraiser ceilidh night on the 21 November. We expect to cater for 200 people within the Cobham community and are looking forward to a swinging evening! Good luck with the rest of your celebrations, we will be toasting the big day down south too!”
“We are doing a topic on St. Andrew's Day in the nursery during the week starting the 30 November 2009 and ending the 4 December 2009.”
“The Primary 7 pupils will take part in a Scottish quiz and activity day.
The Primary 6 class will take part in a celebration of Scottish poetry and song.
The Primary 5s and Primary 5/4s will take part in highland games.
The Primary 4/3s and the Primary 3s will take part in the Fife Dance Festival.
There will be an in-school celebration for parents with song, dance and refreshments.
The Primary 2s, The Primary 2/1s and The Primary 1s will take part in the Story of St Andrew and Scottish poems and songs.”
“The Glasgow Academy - Atholl is celebrating St. Andrew's Day with a ceilidh in Cairns Church Hall, Milngavie, on Friday 20 November 2009. All the children have been practising their Scottish country dancing in the Atholl School Hall.”
“Kinglassie Primary School will be celebrating St. Andrew’s Day by holding a ceilidh on the afternoon of the 30 November with senior citizens and residents invited from the local care home.”
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Why not hold your own St Andrew's Day celebration in your primary or secondary school, nursery, playgroup, or family centre. Learning and Teaching Scotland can offer you ideas and would love to hear all about your event.
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